City Series: Top 5 Wide Receivers In Northern New Mexico
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We continue with Phase 3 of our ‘City Series’ by taking a look at the top wide receivers in northern New Mexico entering the 2022 season: Tristen McNeal Tristen McNeal 5'10" | 165 lbs | RB Aztec | 2023 State…
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Continue ReadingWe continue with Phase 3 of our ‘City Series’ by taking a look at the top wide receivers in northern New Mexico entering the 2022 season:
Tristen McNeal Tristen McNeal 5'10" | 165 lbs | RB Aztec | 2023 State NM , Aztec: How athletic is McNeal? Very. He recently broke the long-standing school record (set in 1974) in the long jump with a leap of 22-feet, 8-inches. He caught 27 passes for 511 yards and 4 TD in 2021. He has a promising young QB in Landan Frost Landan Frost 6'0" | 165 lbs | QB Aztec | 2024 State NM throwing him passes, so McNeal could have a big season for the Tigers in 2022.
Mateo Contreras Mateo Contreras 6'3" | 160 lbs | WR Robertson | 2024 State NM , Robertson: Contreras played a vital role in Robertson’s run to the Class 3A championship in 2021. He was one of the top wide receivers in Class 3A this season with 40 receptions for 636 yards. He saved his best for the playoffs, catching 3 TD passes in Robertson’s semifinal win over Socorro. Contreras is listed at 6-foot-3, so colleges are going to come calling.
Favian Cordova Favian Cordova 6'0" | 160 lbs | WR Taos | 2023 State NM , Taos: Hidden in the mountains, Taos has more talent than people think and you can put Cordova on the list of Tigers players who don’t get the attention they deserve. Cordova caught 22 passes for 559 yards and 8 TD in 2021. Six-foot-7 QB Daemon Ely Daemon Ely 6'7" | 210 lbs | QB Taos | 2023 State NM and Cordova could form one of the best QB-WR combinations in Class 4A
Jaydin Vigil Jaydin Vigil 5'7" | 160 lbs | WR West Las Vegas | 2023 State NM , West Las Vegas: Both running and catching the football, Vigil enjoyed a nice season for West Las Vegas in 2021. He had 31 receptions for 466 yards and 6 TD along with 213 rushing yards on 32 carries. WLV’s top rusher and receiver ( Damien Gallegos Damien Gallegos 5'8" | RB West Las Vegas | 2022 State NM ) is graduating, so look for Vigil to take on an increased role in the Dons’ offense led by rising sophomore QB C.J. Perea in 2022.
Javier Martinez Javier Martinez 5'11" | 140 lbs | WR Capital | 2023 State NM , Capital: The Jaguars could experience some tough sledding in 2022 as they move to Class 6A (Capital HS is located in the rapidly growing south side of Santa Fe). District games against Clovis, Los Lunas and cross-town rival Santa Fe await while Albuquerque Academy makes the trip to the state’s capitol on Sept. 16. Martinez was the Jaguars’ top receiver in 2021 and will likely be again this coming season.
Honorable Mention: Baylor Seabolt Baylor Seabolt 5'11" | 165 lbs | RB Aztec | 2024 State NM (Aztec); Tavian Lozada (St. Michael’s); Luke Torrez (Escalante); Noah Washington Noah Washington 5'10" | 145 lbs | WR Taos | 2024 State NM (Taos); Nathanial Gonzales (Robertson); Drew Perez Drew Perez 5'9" | 140 lbs | DB BLoomfield | 2024 State NM (Bloomfield); Josiyah Archuleta (Farmington); Wyatt Berry (Raton); Alex Mora (Santa Fe).
I broke my schools 48 year old long jump record with a jump of 22 feet and 8 inches!! Couldn’t have done it without my coaches, family and friends Pushing me every since 8th grade. pic.twitter.com/5Tn4WsBgye
— T-DAWG (@TristenMcNeal2) April 5, 2022
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